parentified child

A parentified child is a child who is forced to act like an adult when they are still in their childhood. They tend to take on adult responsibilities for themselves, their siblings and often their parents.

Signs you were parentified as a child:
-Often told you were "mature for your age"
- Pulled into arguments between parents
- Relied on for emotional support from parents
- Spend a big chunk of time taking care of others in your family
-Often feeling responsible for the feelings and wellbeing of others
- Lack of boundaries with family members
- The familv peacekeeper
No time to be a child or engage in child-like activities

Person 1: “I feel like i’m my mom’s therapist”

Person 2: “- oh… so your a parentified child”

by pd0342026 June 28, 2023

Drone Parenting

The act of parenting in a manner in which you are so far up your own kid's ass that you lose your identity, or ability to function in a reasonable, rational and otherwise non-destructive way.

I used to worry about being supportive of my kid, but then I saw Christy and her drone parenting style - I'm alright letting little Jonny entertain himself a while.

by Snarky_Minotaur October 30, 2014

texticopter parenting

a style of parenting in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life - and when they can't do it person, they do it by way of texting.

texticopter parenting: texting your teen at school to see if they've signed up for a class, conferenced with a teacher, remembered to pack warm enough undergarments for after school sports, etc.

by jpal June 20, 2016

tank parenting

The opposite of Helicopter Parenting, where rather than hovering over and monitoring children closely, the parent remains in a stationary position, only turning their head when they hear crying or someone yelling "Mom" or "Dad" for a sustained period of time.

I'm more into Tank Parenting, where I just swivel my head and yell when my kid is demanding my attention

by jbassic July 25, 2018

Rat Queen Parenting

Dropping your child off at someone else's house to be watched while you go off and get your eyebrows waxed or someother such nonsense while simultaneously doing some rat-tastic bullshit like handing over the child with a known soiled diaper or dropping off the child for hours with no diapers, food, or other child essentials.

-Honey, what's that smell?
-Danielle dropped off her baby with a loaded diaper.
-Oh let me grab you a diaper and some wipes.
-There isn't any, I already checked.
-Ain't that some Rat Queen Parenting.

by Doug Avery December 18, 2008

Parentism

Somebody who has had or still having their parents run their entire life and they don't know any better. Their parents make every decision for them and influence them in ways you can't imagine.

-Pippen was gonna come to Florida with us but his parents said it might be a bad idea because Florida is far and God forbid something goes wrong, who will he have down there. Pippen suffers from the psychological disorder Parentism.

-Pippen always has a crisp $100 bill folded up in a secret pocket in his wallet for emergencies. His mom and dad taught him that.

-When Mike Langs friends ask him to come out, he always says he's busy. He wants to appear that he has a lot of stuff going on in his life so he don't look like a loser, but his friends know otherwise.

by Wakafaluka August 24, 2010

parenting

Being a parent. (Children optional.) (I mean, seriously, if it were about children the term would mention children.) (But it's "parenting," which means it's all about me, the parent, and the child, if any, is merely an accessory, like my handbag or my iPhone.) (Only more expensive.)

My mother and father all but killed themselves raising my brothers and sisters and me. I'm so glad my generation invented parenting instead.

by ak4mc February 20, 2011